A Subconjunctival Drain after Trephining

Equatorial cataract after corneoscleral trephining.

THE occurrence of cataract in association with glaucoma presents a therapeutic problem of some magnitude which has attracted a good deal of attention in recent years (Samuels, 1947; Sourdille, 1950; Chandler, 1949;, Fran9ois, 1947; Williamson-Noble, 1953). The difficulties of treatment are not made less by the uncertainty which still exists as to the role played by the glaucomatous process and ...

Systemic absorption of Soframycin after subconjunctival injection.

Is a drain required after laparoscopic cholecystectomy?

OBJECTIVE Whether drains should be routinely used after laparoscopic cholecystectomy is still debated. We aimed to retrospectively evaluate the benefits of drain use after laparoscopic cholecystectomy for non-acute and non-inflamed gallbladders. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two hundred and fifty patients (mean age, 47±13.8 years; 200 females and 50 males) who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy f...

Sclero-Corneal Trephining

Otitis Media — Trephining